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Accepting Rent In The Form Of Sex
26 Jan 2012 / category / 1 Comment
I did NOT accept rent in the form of sex. I just want to make that clear in case anyone read the title of this blog post and dived into [...]
Extortionate Letting Agent Application Fees
11 Jan 2012 / category / 30 Comments
A few years ago I wrote a blog post (feels shitting bizarre that I’ve been blogging for so long and I can refer to shit I wrote years ago) about [...]
Online Letting Agents
29 Dec 2011 / category / 9 Comments
What is an Online letting agent? They’re letting agents that don’t have shop-fronts, they operate purely online. The most reputable (and recommendable) online agents have a fully-dedicated support team which [...]
List Of Frustrations Inflicted By My Tenant While I Was Trying To Get A Tan
14 Dec 2011 / category / 20 Comments
Holy shit, this has been the longest period of time I’ve gone without publishing a post. It’s almost been a month. What’s my excuse? I’ve been sunning myself in various [...]
Difference Between Section 8 And Section 21 Notice
25 Nov 2011 / category / 33 Comments
This is probably the most common question I see being asked in regards to serving notices to tenants- what is the difference between a Section 8 and Section 21 notice [...]
Landlord Guide On Referencing Tenants
09 Nov 2011 / category / 13 Comments
With so many landlords getting bent over and royally screwed over by tenants getting caught in the arrears trap, I’m still surprised by the amount of landlords that are so [...]
The Risks Of Being A Tenant Guarantor
01 Nov 2011 / category / 12 Comments
Do you know what amuses me? When someone consciously acts as a Tenant Guarantor for their nearest and dearest, and then as soon as they’re required to act upon their [...]
Checklist Form For When Tenants Vacate
20 Oct 2011 / category / 7 Comments
Like with most professions, the majority of the skills required are learnt while ‘on the job’ – that’s especially true for landlords, since this isn’t Star Trek and we don’t [...]
Tenant Left Me With A Drain Blocked With Shit
13 Oct 2011 / category / 6 Comments
Note to self, don’t forget to thoroughly check all aspects of the plumbing during the final inspection before tenants vacate because you never know what kind of unnecessary greasy crap [...]
Pet Clause Policy Form For Tenancy Agreements
04 Oct 2011 / category / 16 Comments
I’ve been sitting here for the past few minutes trying to think of a neutral opening paragraph about how tenants with pets can provide realms of good and bad pleasures [...]
Halifax Landlord Insurance Have Irritated Me
27 Sep 2011 / category / 13 Comments
Just to avoid any confusion, this incident occurred on Friday, 23rd September, but i’m only just getting around to publish it now, 27th September. Anyhow, without any further ado, here [...]
My Landlord Threatened Me
21 Sep 2011 / category / 3 Comments
After soaking up a report about a landlord that threatened his tenants I’ve been left thoroughly amused. Now, you may think being threatened isn’t anything to be entertained by. Normally [...]
Use Letting Agents With A ‘Safe Agent’ Mark
14 Sep 2011 / category / 2 Comments
As bucket loads of letting agents are continuing to crash and burn at the mercy of the turbulent economic climate, left in-front of the closed door remains a trial disgruntled [...]
Beware Of Fake Landlords
05 Sep 2011 / category / 5 Comments
Did anyone else happen to catch episode 8 of series 2 of Fake Britain? It aired on BBC1, Friday morning, 11am. Without prior knowledge of the episode, I was intrigued [...]
Angry DSS Tenant Walks Away Fuming Over A Fairytale
31 Aug 2011 / category / 6 Comments
Another day, another bitter email from a dribbling Neanderthal that ruled out the “thinking” process before making contact. I found the following email piled up in my inbox last week, [...]
Electrical Safety For Landlords In Rental Property
25 Aug 2011 / category / 60 Comments
There is an unfortunate grey area around what landlords must do to fulfil their legal obligations concerning electrical systems and electrical equipment. Hopefully this article will clear some of those [...]
‘Mortgage Product Fees’ – What A Joke
22 Aug 2011 / category / 18 Comments
Last week I went for a consultation with my local Building Society’s Mortgage Advisor/Broker (whatever you want to call them) to review one of my Buy-To-Let Mortgages, which is currently [...]
Why And How Landlords Should Find Tenants Without A Letting Agent
11 Aug 2011 / category / 10 Comments
Over the last few years I’ve written crazy amounts of blog posts about how landlords, even the most novice, can successfully find a tenant without using letting agents for the [...]
Upad Should Have Come To Me Before They Launched Their New Site
04 Aug 2011 / category / 18 Comments
I’ve mentioned a few times in the past that Upad were in the midst of overhauling their website with a fresh new design. I was told (by Upad) that it [...]
Hello? Does Anyone Know Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) Exist Yet?
27 Jul 2011 / category / 14 Comments
I’ve yet to meet a prospective tenant, let alone an actual tenant, that even knows what an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is. They’ve been a legal requirement for landlords in [...]
The Value Of A Pound Vs The Value Of A Percent
19 Jul 2011 / category / 5 Comments
If you’re anything like me (congratulations if you are), you frequently bookmark webpages that you find interesting and/or useful because you think you’ll refer back to them one day. It’s [...]
Tenancy Agreement Break Clauses
12 Jul 2011 / category / 6 Comments
I personally don’t have break clauses in my Tenancy Agreements, and I’ll tell you why, just after I’ve covered the basics… What are break clauses in Tenancy Agreements? A Break [...]
Areas To Check Before Returning Your Tenant’s Deposit
01 Jul 2011 / category / 25 Comments
*slaps forehead* I made a stupid schoolboy error last week. My carelessness cost me £59 (not a lot, but it was unnecessary), but on the plus side, I now I [...]
My Experience With Lettingaproperty.com To Find Tenants
22 Jun 2011 / category / 3 Comments
Lettingaproperty.com Discount Code Lettingaproperty.com are currently offering propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk readers £20 off their most popular silver package. The normal price is £79 (VAT INCLUDED), but you can get it for £49 [...]
Buy-to-let Mortgage Guide
22 Jun 2011 / category / 0 Comments
Looking for quick and easy Buy-to-let Mortgage advice/quotes for your Buy-to-let property? Then you’ve come to the right place. Confused? Not sure about your options? Get quick and easy Buy-to-let [...]
Landlords Are Third Rate Humans And They Should Die Slowly
17 Jun 2011 / category / 14 Comments
What a dramatic week, aye, guys? The catalyst of the drama… I receive one link from the House Price Crash forum and suddenly it’s like Mars Attacks around this gaff. [...]
Landlord Health And Safety Precautions
09 Jun 2011 / category / 8 Comments
For those that have been awesome enough to keep on top of my blog, you’ll be aware that I’m currently going through a transitional period of moving old tenants out, [...]
Tenants That Put Holes In The Wall
26 May 2011 / category / 114 Comments
This is up there with one of the most irritating and inconvenient habits that, from my experience, most tenants seem to naturally carry, like a virus. I don’t think I’ve [...]
My Tenant Lacks Compassion And Has No Soul
18 May 2011 / category / 65 Comments
If someone has no soul, is it a given that they lack compassion? If so, I’ve fucked up the semantics of the blog post title. But you get the gist [...]
Checklist For Landlords Going On Holiday
01 May 2011 / category / 4 Comments
So, it’s almost that time of the year when I’m going to have to break the mould of my stern facial expression by cracking open a smile, ear-to-ear. I’ll be [...]
Landlords That Discriminate Against Tenants
26 Apr 2011 / category / 12 Comments
I had it all planned out in my head that I was going to write a blog post about ‘Ending Tenancy Agreements’- it was supposed to be one of those [...]
How To Privately Sell Your House On Rightmove
20 Apr 2011 / category / 6 Comments
Want to privately sell your house? Are you looking to escape extortionate Estate Agent fees by listing your property on Rightmove in order to achieve a private sale? Well, you’re [...]
Tenancy Application Form
13 Apr 2011 / category / 6 Comments
Do any of you landlords/Letting Agents out there currently use Tenancy Application Forms? I suspect they’re commonly used amongst letting agents, but not so much with private landlords. It’s something [...]
Most Irritating Sentence Used By DSS Tenants: ‘I Have Worked Hard My Entire Life’
05 Apr 2011 / category / 57 Comments
It really gets on my saggy tits when a DSS Tenant says, “I have Worked Hard My Entire Life“, to imply that their not a “typical” DSS tenant, and it’s [...]
I Finally Received An Enquiry From Tepilo
29 Mar 2011 / category / 6 Comments
Back in October 2010 I was in the midst of finding tenants for a vacant property of mine. Some of you may remember that I tried using Sarah Beeny’s property [...]
Do ‘Tenant References’ Provided By Letting Agents Actually Mean Anything?
22 Mar 2011 / category / 21 Comments
Over the years I’ve received several letting agents contact me to get references for either current or previous tenants of mine. You know, just so they can make sure their [...]
How Landlords Can Avoid Gumtree’s ‘Bump’ Fee And ’2 Free Rental Ads Per Year’ Limit
11 Mar 2011 / category / 15 Comments
Chaps, ladies, children… I think I finally know what it feels like to be happily married for several years, only for the marriage to result in an ugly divorce because [...]
Should My Tenancy Deposit Be Protected?
07 Mar 2011 / category / 3 Comments
From 6 April 2007, when a tenant pays a deposit for an Assured Shorthold Tenancy in England and Wales, the landlord or letting agent must protect the tenant’s deposit through [...]
I Can’t Afford To Pay My Rent, What Should I Do?
27 Feb 2011 / category / 3 Comments
I’ve just across this video clip by Shelter – The housing and homelessness charity. The video has been up for a while, so many of you may have already seen [...]
Gas Safety Certificate For Landlords
22 Feb 2011 / category / 24 Comments
Last week I got an annual Gas Safety Certificate sorted out for one of my rental properties. Then I realised I’ve barely touched on the subject of Gas Safety Certificates [...]
I initially started this website because I wanted to document my every step from property idiot to property landlord,
in hope that people would find my site and help me along the way. I literally didn't have a clue about being a landlord
when I started this website.